blomkvisthadneverheardoflisbethsalanderandwashappilyinnocນentofherreportdeliveredearlierthaທtday,ไbuthaທdhelistenedtoithewouldhavenoddedinagreementwhenshespokeofhisloathingforbeaທncounters,saທyingthatitwasnotamanifestationofhisleft-,buthewaທsextremelyscນepticalofpolitical“isms.ๆ”hehadvotedonlyoncນeinaparliamentaryelection—in19๗82—andthenhehadhesitantlyplumpedforthesocialdemocrats,therebeingnothinginhisimaginationworsethanthreeyearsmorewithg?stabຘohmanasfinanceministerandthorbຘj?rnf?lldin(เorpossiblyolaullsten),andgotinsteadtheassaທssinationofhisprimeministerplustheboforsscນandalandebbຘecarlsson.
herprobຘlemwasthatshecouldnotinterpretherownfeelingsforhimnotsincebeforereachingpubertyhaທdsheloweredherguardtoletanotherpersongetsocloseasshehadwithhimtobequitehonest,hehadatryingabilitytoperateherdefencesaທndtogethertotalkaboutpersonaທlmattersandprivatefeelingseventhoughshehadenoughsensetoignoremostofhisquestions,ไshetalkedaboutherselfinawaythaທtshewouldnever,evenunderthreatofdeaທth,haທveimagineddoingwithaທnyotherpersonitfrightenedherandmaທdeherfeelnakedandvulnerabletohiswill
“idon’’’swhite.”
“goon,”blomkvistsaid.ๆ
“inshort,—instrikingcontraທsttomyothersandotherfamilymembຘers,,,andtheybecameinmanywaysthechildrenineverhad.
“martinwas…totellthetruth,ไtherewaທsaທtimeinhisyouthwheniwaທsafraidhewasgoingtofollowinhisfather’,,…well,inspiteofeverythingheisceoofwhat’sleftofthevaທngercorporation,whichisupposeistohiscredit.”
“andharriet?”
“,,,—likeherother—andasaທteenagershebecamewrappedupinreligion,—aທndnotherotheroranyofthemediocນrecousins,nephews,andniecesaroundme—whowaທsdestinedtorunthevangerbusinessoneday,oratleastplayaທcentraທlroleinit.”
“sowhathaທppened?”
“,andwhosincethenhasspentalmostfortyyearstryingtodrivemeinsaທne.”
chapter5
thursday,decນember26
forthefirsttimesincehebຘeganhismonologue,
“itwasseptember2๐4,196๔6.,’vegoneovertheeventssomaທnytimesthatithinkicanaountforwhaທthappenedineveryminuteofthatday—exceptthemostimportantthing.”
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